Recent advances in miniaturization of chemical instrumentation and in low-cost small
drones are catalyzing exponential growth in the use of such platforms for environmental …

Boosting innovation and research in the agricultural sector is crucial if farmers are asked to
produce more with less. Precision agriculture offers different solutions to assist farmers in …

Autonomous mobile robots are increasingly employed to take measurements for
environmental monitoring, but planning informative, measurement‐rich paths through large …

This paper explores the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) equipped with
sensors to construct water quality models to aid in the assessment of important …

Develo** soft robots that can control their own life cycle and degrade on-demand while
maintaining hyperelasticity is a notable research challenge. On-demand degradable soft …

Floods are the most common natural disasters, causing thousands of casualties every year
in the world. In particular, flash flood events are particularly deadly because of the short …

Unmanned Ground Vehicles can be a useful tool to help operators in humanitarian
demining. However in many difficult environments autonomous operations are impossible …

We live in a time of unprecedented scientific and human progress while being increasingly
aware of its negative impacts on our planet's health. Aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic …

Highly accurate real‐time localization is of fundamental importance for the safety and
efficiency of planetary rovers exploring the surface of Mars. Mars rover operations rely on …

The path-planning algorithm represents a crucial issue for every autonomous mobile robot.
In normal circumstances a patrol robot will compute an optimal path to ensure its task …